Mental Health and Performance Specialist

This part-time role provides psychological services both in tournaments and remotely to assist players in managing their mental health and building psychological skills. Under the supervision of the Director of Player Wellbeing, the Mental Health and Performance Specialist supports the development and implementation of innovative service initiatives designed to enhance Player wellbeing on the ATP Tour. ATP players are based across the world and the Tour is an international event calendar, so prioritised and agreed international travel is required.

• Provide evidence-based psychology and counselling services for ATP player members at tournaments, with a focus on attendance at ATP Tour tournaments, to enhance mental health and wellbeing.
• Provide remote psychology and counselling services to ATP player members to support mental health and enhance psychological skills for performance, including assessment, treatment/intervention, referral and case management.
• Support the development and implementation of innovative service initiatives designed to enhance Player wellbeing on the ATP Tour.
• Collaborate with the Director of Player Wellbeing to develop and deliver mental health and performance psychology resources and projects that support and enhance the wellbeing of ATP Player Members.
• Collaborate with ATP Medical Services and Player Relations Departments in the provision of initiatives to support Player Wellbeing.
• Maintain responsibility for the upkeep of records, reports, and administrative requirements for the Player Mental Health and Wellbeing Services.
• Adhere to the ethical and professional responsibilities of a psychologist, including confidentiality, record keeping/medical documentation, and ethical practices.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role and level of responsibility, as may be required.

• Current Professional Registration as a Psychologist or licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Postgraduate qualification to Master's or PhD level in sport or clinical psychology.
• Demonstrated professional experience (eight years plus) in the design and delivery of evidence-based sport psychology services and programs within elite sport organisations.
• Demonstrated experience (eight years plus) in the delivery of mental health and counselling services.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based performance psychology interventions and sport psychology services within elite sport organisations.
• Highly developed skills in assessment, treatment planning, and management of a range of mental health, social, emotional and behaviour issues in adolescents and adults, including risk assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and evaluate evidence-based projects and service initiatives targeting psychological issues relevant to the elite sport environment.
• Proven capacity to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside coaches, medical services, and players/athletes within professional sport.
• Knowledge of evidence-based best practice psychological frameworks for the effective management of the psychological demands, and player welfare needs, relevant to the men's tennis tour.
• Proven capacity to provide psychology and counselling services to elite male athletes.
• Well-developed liaison, interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
• Willingness to work flexible, unconventional hours, including weekends and consecutive days.

• Experience providing psychology and counselling services to tennis players is preferred.

• Part-time role with services delivered at ATP Tour tournaments and remotely.
• International travel of up to 8 weeks required.
• Prioritised and agreed international travel is required due to the global player base and international Tour calendar.

ATP is committed to empowering players to thrive on the ATP tour by the provision of in-house mental health and psychology services.